Kien Giang province seeks partnership with French localities
The southern province of Kien Giang wants to increase cooperation and people-to-people exchange with French localities, and welcomes French investors and businesspeople to the province, said a provincial official.
At the gathering to mark the 45th founding anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties (Source: thoidai.com.vn)
Kien Giang (VNA) - The southern province of Kien Giang wants toincrease cooperation and people-to-people exchange with French localities, andwelcomes French investors and businesspeople to the province, said a provincialofficial.
Addressing a local gathering to mark the 45th anniversary ofVietnam-France diplomatic ties on May 25, Vice Chairman of Kien Giang People’sCommittee Mai Van Huynh said as early as in 2012, the province signed with theFrench city of Lorient a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation on fishing,seafood processing, ship building, education-training, health care, tourism andinvestment support.
Since then, Kien Giang has also held a number of events to promote tradeand investment ties with French businesses. The province is now home to twoFrench investment projects with combined capital of 4.3 million USD. Somenon-governmental organisations of France have implemented some support projectsin Kien Giang in the fields of public health, education and rural development.
Deputy Ambassador of France to Vietnam Olivier Sigaud stressed that bilateralties are enjoying development with effective cooperation across many fields after45 years of diplomatic relations and five years as strategic partners.
He highlighted the growing partnership in culture, education, justice,administration, economic development, and defence-security. He particularlynoted that more than 7,000 Vietnamese students are pursuing education inFrance.
The Deputy Ambassador said Vietnam has great potential for developmentand investors share the assessment that the country’s economy is seeing stablegrowth.
He affirmed that French businesses want to continue to invest inVietnam, adding that for Kien Giang, France will promote investment in seafoodprocessing, tourism and service.
Vietnam and France established a diplomatic relationship on April 12,1973. France was among the first Western countries to set up ties with Vietnamand assist the country in national reconstruction.
The two countries entered into a strategic partnership in September2013, marking a step forward in political trust and opening up new directionsfor close cooperation.-VNA
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At the gathering to mark the 45th founding anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties (Source: thoidai.com.vn) 
